If they can beat the Saints next week, they can run the table.
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by greybeard :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 3:37am
If they get five wins in a row they are the super bowl champions.
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by RickD :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:04am
If Sam Bradford were 600 feet tall, he could do pull-ups on the Gateway Arch!
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by BigCheese :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:08am
No. For them to run the table they have to beat the Saints (their easiest match-up in the play-offs) next week. Then they'll get killed in Atlanta.
- Alvaro
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by dbt :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:13am
"Run the table": You keep using that [phrase]. I do not think it means what you think it means what you think it means.
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by Marko :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:13pm
If they win tonight and then beat the Saints, they might not play Atlanta. They'll only play Atlanta if the Eagles win their game against the #6 seed. I wouldn't be surprised if the Eagles lose if they end up playing the Packers. In that case, the Packers would play Atlanta, and the Rams would get to freeze in Chicago.
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by gratif1 (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:58am
here s to 2011 seaosn . Raiders goign to take AFC Wrs. alreayd proved better team than KC Cjiefs. Now goal is to win divison. 6-0 in divison games very psoissible again for 2011, just neend to win other games. Will. Have gerat chance to go 7-1 on road. Only at GB packlers is tough. Home slate tougher- pates,jets,b eras, loins. Loins impriving team. Wasnt bad pick when them doing good things 2010. lost several close games.
rmanling now. Forgot what also had planned originally. Will have to go to bed now No NFl tomorrow ngiht. Got collage gamme instead. Stanford vs Viginia Touch. Remeber hwne they used to be called Gobblers too? bets name ever maybe. Also Hokies at time but not only Hokies name used.
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by kamchatka (not verified) :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 8:35am
Better watch it, Raiderjoe. A Virginia Touch got me arrested once.
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by Raiderjoe :: Tue, 01/04/2011 - 12:52am
l;ol meant Tech but wa thinking touch
had a little too nuch to drink in celebration of Raiders win anbd Chiefs falling to 4 seed where will get beat bad by Ravens
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by MattZ (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 1:38pm
If any Bears starters get hurt in this meaningless game, I will... um.... be upset?
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by tuluse :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 1:56pm
According to gratif1's image the Bears can get the 1st seed if they win and Atlanta and the Saints lose.
I doubt Lovie plays important starters more than a half.
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by B :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 2:15pm
Panther football. Clicked over to watch the Falcons/Panthers game. The Falcons just scored and the Panthers fumble the kickoff return. Panthers did recover, though.
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by montanapanthersfan :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 2:25pm
At least this season ends today!
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by montanapanthersfan :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 2:27pm
And James Anderson causes a fumble as Turner's in the red zone, at the 5, with CJ Wilson recovering! The Cardiac Cats live again! ...probably for five seconds.
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by montanapanthersfan :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 2:33pm
And we promptly give up a 55 yard punt return for a td. 14-0, Atlanta, and we haven't seen the 2nd quarter yet. Let's Go Draft!
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by montanapanthersfan :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 2:36pm
And Jimmy Clausen is 2-5 for -1 yard. We have one yard of offense.
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by Southern Philly :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 2:33pm
It's Kyle Boller time for the Raiders.
And Zach Miller's leg just bent in ways it shouldn't, yet he walked off.
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by andrew :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 2:45pm
Colt McCoy has had pass after pass go through his receiver's hands. One got picked off, one went to another brown, one would have been a touchdown...
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by andrew :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 2:49pm
Adrian Peterson had a 10 yard run on the firs series. His other five carries have netted -3 yards.
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by B :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 2:50pm
So, Brady is still playing for the Patriots, but Tyler Thigpen is now the QB for the Dolphins.
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by Intropy (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 3:01pm
Pittsburgh has third and goal from the one. The announcer predicts that they'll go for it, as they are bringing in their big guys. His bold prediction that they will not kick a field goal on third down turns out to be true.
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by Intropy (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 3:08pm
After an interception, they follow it up with this gem. "I wouldn't be surprised if they don't challenge it. They have nothing to lose by not challenging it."
First of all, let me go to the whiteboard to diagram that sentence. Wow, it actually turns out to be consistent. But it was the opposite of what you meant.
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by B :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 3:18pm
Maybe it's a former CFL announcer?
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by Southern Philly :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 3:18pm
It feels like the Raiders already have 30 sacks today. I would not blame Cassel for taking a Jim Everett-like phantom sack.
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by B :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 3:25pm
Henne back in with 13 seconds left in the half. I guess Thigpen doesn't know the 15 second offense.
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 3:29pm
Glad to see the mistake on the lake getting buried. Nice showing so far by the Omars.
Expected them to play down to the Browns
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by andrew :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 3:58pm
Nice touchdown on a trick play, Steelers... (hand off to Randle-El who throws for TD), but did you need to bust it out in a game that was far out of reach? Might that not better serve you when it matters?
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by Intropy (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:15pm
What the hell is wrong with CBS? PIT at CLE just got preempted by OAK at KC. You do not switch a game off in the middle.
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by andrew :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:18pm
35 point game vs 7 point game. Seems logical. Probably lots of people were screaming at TVs saying what was wrong with CBS for staying with this blowout while another game was close.
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by Intropy (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:23pm
No, you don't advertise one game and then air another instead. I stayed home to watch the Steelers at Browns because it was on CBS at home. If I had known they would make such a moronic decision, I would have gone to a sports bar to watch.
People plan ahead how they are going to watch these games. You cannot advertise one game then show another. People weren't screaming at their TVs to change to the other game. People watching that game were watching it because they wanted to. If they wanted to see Raiders - Chiefs, they would have put on the Raiders Chiefs game.
Next up, a cut to Heidi instead of the final two minutes.
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by andrew :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:27pm
This is nothing new, they've been doing it for decades. I'll wager they have a disclaimer in anything official they advertised.
But it boils down to this. They estimate ratings numbers they get by staying with a blowout that only diehards and fantasy football people care about vs. ratings numbers by making the switch. Their job is to make the right choice for their TV station. They are taking into account the irate fans who were glued to the other game when they do this.
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by Intropy (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:59pm
That's nonsense. You don't gain viewership by proving that you cannot be trusted to air what you have said you would air. So now in the future, prospective viewers of the game have to consider whether CBS will actually be showing that game. Many will find their football elsewhere. If the decision is based on expected single game ratings numbers like you suggest, it's remarkably short-sighted, and someone needs to have his career reconsidered.
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by Intropy (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:03pm
Rereading that it may come across that I was calling your statement nonsense. I do not wish to convey that; ad-hominem bad. It may very well be true. I'm saying that if you are right, the decision would be nonsensical.
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by MJK :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:40pm
Except you might gain viewership if you estimate that the number of casual fans (or hardcore, non-team specific fans) who would appreciate a station switching to the best game currently showing outnumbers the number of fans that will get annoyed at the game switching from advertised. NOt saying that's true, but it's possilbe it's true, and CBS obviously thinks so.
Also, CBS might be feeling the pressure to switch to the best available game because of RZC.
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by Arkaein :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:58pm
Where else are fans going to go? It's not like there are alternative stations that carry the same games.
You just need to face the fact that you are in a minority: a fan of a team outside of that team's viewing region. I for one said "Hallelujah" when CBS switched away from that game, all I cared about was seeing a competitive game.
EDIT: and in case you think I like that fact, know that I just swore loudly and and repeatedly at my TV as FOX went to commercial just before a 3rd down play in the GB-CHI game, missing that play, the punt, and carrying the commercials all the way through the end of the 1st quarter (after the punt).
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by Marko :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:04pm
That must have been an issue with your local FOX station, as my FOX station showed all of that action. You missed a sack of Cutler and a punt into the end zone.
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by B :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:24pm
Why not? Pitt/Cle is over. Oak at KC is still being decided, with the #3 seed at stake for KC.
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by Intropy (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:28pm
It's not over. It's still 13:50 to go in the 4th quarter, and when they switched the 4th hadn't even started.
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by Q (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:45pm
It is really your fault for not knowing or expecting that the game would be prempted if it was a blowout. It is a common occurrence in 1 sided games and many had to know going in to the game that a Pitt blowout was hardly an unexpected result.
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by Intropy (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:00pm
Heh, quite right.
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by Scott P. (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:46pm
It's over in that the result is determined at this point.
They won't switch over in the Pitt and Cleveland areas, but in other areas they assume the number of diehard Pittsburgh fans is a small proportion of the population (and most Cleveland fans are likely thankful for small favors).
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by 'nonymous (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:02pm
In State College, PA, they're sticking with PIT-CLE to the bitter end. I do remember frustrating mid-game switches watching the Steelers in Ohio, though.
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by Jerry :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 2:37am
You didn't miss anything. Jonathan Dwyer's debut wasn't memorable.
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:17pm
Thats why you just buy Sunday Ticket and watch it.
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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by Athelas :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:54pm
We really love Sunday Ticket--we now set up 2 TVs--1 on a main game and 1 on the RZC.
So we just saw Tenn score to tie up Indy and Aaron Rodgers get picked off at the same time!
Nirvana.
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by andrew :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:17pm
4th and 1, Bucs go for it from around the 20. Fake hand off, Saints have 2 guys coming clean at Freeman. Mike Williams is not open, forhe is blanketed perfectly by a corner who is not fooled. Freeman with no where to go throws it up for grabs into the end zone... and Williams somehow grabs it for a touchdown.
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by morganja :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:27pm
Is anyone else watching this complete BS officiating in the Atlanta Carolina game? Absolutely amazing.
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by RedZone :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:32pm
No, what happened?
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by B :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:34pm
Carolina got flagged for a late hit on Brady, probably.
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by morganja :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:43pm
Hilarious, but true.
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by Jerry :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 2:39am
LOL.
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by RedZone :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:48pm
raiderjoe's prediction for OAK@KC is looking pretty good right now.
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by Whatev :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:17pm
He was dead on for the Atlanta-Carolina game.
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by SFC B (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 8:52pm
I'm pretty sure I saw RJ at a casino with Tom Cruise.
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by andrew :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:51pm
There is an annoying tiny patch of sunlight right where the ball is in KC.
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by Scott P. (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:58pm
Noticed that myself; I thought CBS was experimenting with a glowing ball a la the glowing puck in the NHL.
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by Thok :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:58pm
Come on New England, score another touchdown. You know you want to pass the 2004 Colts. (A TD and a 2 pt conversion ties them with the 1999 Rams.)
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by andrew :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:01pm
Ravens can't close out game, now Bengals have a chance to win... and sink my fantasy team... but Palmer throws it over the head of a wide open receiver from the 2.
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by Alexander :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:03pm
Fantasy should be over by week 17...
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:18pm
that throw by Palmer was perfect. LOL.
bengals mouthed off WAYYYY too much in the offseason.
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by B :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:05pm
So, with Oakland beating KC, they're 6-0 against the AFC West, and 2-8 vs the rest of the NFL.
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by RedZone :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:08pm
But you can't call 'em losers anymore.
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by MurphyZero :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:34pm
And those two wins came against the NFC.
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by hughesm12 :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:41pm
not just the nfc, but the nfc west.
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by Marko :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:19pm
Why are Pam Oliver and Joe Buck talking about the fact that Green Bay will not be showing the Giants score so the Packers will remain focused? That game is now completely irrelevant to the Packers because Tampa Bay won. If the Packers win, they are in. If they lose, they are out.
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:22pm
edit* nevermind, just re-read what you said. read it wrong the 1st time.
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by tuluse :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:19pm
I said the same thing to my buddy.
Gives a whole new meaning to pointless interviews.
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by The Ninjalectual :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 1:12am
Why does Joe Buck say anything? He and Aikman make up the worst booth in NFL broadcast history.
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by dmb :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:40pm
I've mentioned a few times this year that DeAngelo Hall's tackling has been much better this year, but even I never expected to see what I just saw. In one move, Hall took out both the lead blocker (Bear Pascoe) AND Ahmad Bradshaw in the backfield!
Also, Rich Seubert dislocated his kneecap. Yuck.
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by The Ninjalectual :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 1:29am
I missed the Hall play. Considering his lack of coverage skills, perhaps Hall would be better as a free safety. He and Landry could be a dominant duo!
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by dmb :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 11:08am
Hall is pretty good in coverage, but he still gambles too much. This year his gambles paid off (/ resulted in fewer burns) than it generally has previously, but his main issue is still one of judgment, not physical ability or (to my knowledge) technique.
I would be terrified of having him play deep safety. As a corner, there's usually supposed to be someone behind you when you gamble and screw up; as a deep safety, you're the guy who's supposed to be in good position when your teammate gambles and screws up. Something tells me that lining up in the middle of the field wouldn't curtail Hall's addiction (anyone know of any Gamblers' Anonymous groups in the DC area?), so Hall at FS could spell disaster for a pass defense.
Also, while Hall's tackling has improved dramatically -- to the point where I'm starting to think that his rep is becoming pretty unfair -- he's still nowhere near the level of Ronde Barber, Antoine Winfield, Terrell Thomas, etc.
As for that particular play, it was a good play by Hall, but also a bad one by Bradshaw. Hall got very, very low and was able to get under the lead blocker, basically taking his legs out and stopping him on the spot. Bradshaw was following too closely and ran straight into the the newly-formed Hall / Pascoe pile, and went down quickly.
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by R (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:51pm
They need to start shocking Eli Manning every time he throws high across the middle on a crossing route.
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by Drunkmonkey :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:59pm
Yes. Do it. I just want to see him getting shocked.
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by R (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:52pm
They need to start shocking Eli Manning every time he throws high across the middle on a crossing route.
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Re: Week 17 Open Discussion Thread
by The Ninjalectual :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 5:53pm
According to the NFL, Colorado Springs is part of Denver. We are forced to watch the boring and meaningless Broncos game despite meaningful playoff games being played elsewhere. I am really sick of these TV rules.
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:21pm
Too bad they don't have something in place that lets you choose which game(s) you watch.
Oh wait, they do.
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by Eddo :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:27pm
Not everyone has DIRECTV availability, let alone the money to afford it.
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by lloyd :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:31pm
Don't feed the troll...
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:40pm
Right, because your comment really contributed to the discussion... pot kettle ?
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by Bill Barnwell :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:38pm
Take it down a notch.
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by RedZone :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:31pm
I have it, and Raiders games are still blacked out all of the time based on
where I live. Do other people who have it get games that are blacked out
on the local feed?
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:34pm
Blackout games are still shown on the GameMix+ screen.
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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by Athelas :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:58pm
Yes, what he said and you also see the important plays on the RZC.
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:37pm
They now sell ST to non-subscribers online.
The $ issue is nonsense. I'd like to be at all the Steeler games in person, but I can't afford the travel, the ticket cost, etc. So I live with what I can afford-- ST
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by Eddo :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:57pm
That's great that you can afford it, but not everyone can. It's not "nonsense".
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:28pm
Right, everything we want in life should be free.
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by Eddo :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:34pm
Who said that? The point is that it's not free, and therefore not everyone can afford it. You're blindly advising people to buy Sunday Ticket without knowing their means. Right after you yourself admit you can't afford to go to games.
I have season tickets. You should buy them, too. Then you'd get to see every game in person.
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:47pm
You need to go back, and re-read the OP I responded to.
1. "this free product I am given sucks. I hate the rules that control it."
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by dmb :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:23pm
You just dismissed the possibility that someone might not have the money required to satiate his/her football viewing preferences, then stated you don't have the money to view games the way you'd like in the very next sentence.
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:44pm
*but* I'm not the one CRYING about what I can't/don't have.... I'm quite content with getting the best alternative I can afford.
OP said he didn't like what is offered. all I said is there are alternatives offered.
the NFL offers live viewing
the NFL offers pay TV viewing
the NFL offers free TV viewing
Beggars can't be choosers.
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by dmb :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 10:04pm
Yep, I'm sure Ninjalectual now needs a new keyboard because his current one is now drenched in the tears that poured from his ducts as he sobbingly typed the original post.
Or, maybe he pointed out a fairly straightforward and possibly low-cost improvement in a product that he does pay for, by providing the network with the basis it needs for being able to sell ad time. I actually happen to disagree somewhat with his view, but his complaint certainly wasn't outlandish.
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by The Ninjalectual :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 1:22am
*cries*
I should have added in the OP that Colorado Springs gets the worst of all worlds: we are forced to watch the Broncos by rule every single week, but when the Broncos played in the "NFL Network only" Thanksgiving game a couple years ago, it was broadcast in Denver but NOT in Colorado Springs. How is that fair?
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by bengalmike (not verified) :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 2:27am
It could be worse. In Toledo, we are treated to all the Lions and Browns games...
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by Jovins :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 4:09am
I'm pretty sure if you really looked, you could probably find all the games streamed online. And RedZone Channel. Not that I would know.
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by The Ninjalectual :: Tue, 01/04/2011 - 1:42am
Yes but streaming games online is inconsistent, as channels tend to get shut down, and you have to scramble to find another channel...
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by andrew :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:31pm
Last play of the half, colts/titans. 61 yard FG attempt, short and wide. Bethea catches it, runs it back, breaks into the clear. He had no one to beat. But he ran out of gas around the 10 and was caught by a tight end. A penalty wipes it out anyway, but still... you'd think adrenaline would get him there...
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by Q (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:32pm
30 Minutes Left in GB's Season. Their receivers can't catch, they can't run the ball, McCarthy is a terrible coach, and GB loses every single close game.
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by Arkaein :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:32pm
GB killing themselves with mistakes. 3 drops that all would have lead to 1st downs, a holding penalty wiping out a huge gain, a false start, and a fumble.
I swear, it almost seems like NFC teams don't want to go to the playoffs this year, other than TB. Nearly every team with something big on the line has blown a game in the past few weeks.
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by BucKai :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:49pm
"...other than TB. Nearly every team with something big on the line has blown a game in the past few weeks."
The Buc's blew it against Detroit. I concede that the ref's blew a call and gave Detroit the opportunity but the Buc's let Detroit hang around.
Tampa can overcome the Redskins getting five downs, but apparently not having TD's taken away.
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by Whatev :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:30pm
And really, it's only fair that a blown call should help Detroit for once.
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by The Ninjalectual :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 1:16am
The Redskins DID NOT get five downs. Tampa overcame the Redskins missing an extra point at the end of a 1-point game.
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by Danish Denver-Fan :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:55pm
Beautiful pick by Tilmann. GB offense is choking this game away.
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by Eddo :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 6:58pm
Agreed. I'm not sure how Pereira can say with certainty the ball hit the ground. It looked like Tillman had his hands underneath the whole time.
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by Drunkmonkey :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:00pm
That was obvious that the ball hit the ground. Not only should it have been overturned, but it also unjustly cost the Packers a timeout. That is crap.
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by Athelas :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:01pm
Does that make you feel better?
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by Drunkmonkey :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:04pm
Yeah, a little bit.
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by tuluse :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:18pm
Obvious? I disagree. There is a good chance his hand was underneath it the whole time.
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by Tyler (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 11:38pm
As did the ref, as he said the ruling on the field stands, not the ruling on the field is confirmed. Means the cameras couldn't give a solid ruling one way or the other, and as a Packer fan, I have to agree. It probably hit the ground, but we never saw it hit the ground.
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by Athelas :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:16pm
This Indy-Tenn game is fun--I didn't expect it.
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by tuluse :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:17pm
The refs in the Chicago-Greenbay game are doing a terrible job with defensive backfield penalties. I've counted two blatant PIs going uncalled (one on each team), and one illegal contact (seriously blatant, there was contact throughout the route).
What happens to the playoffs if Chicago-GB is a tie?
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by Eddo :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:32pm
Packers are out. Tampa Bay already won, and has 10 wins.
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by Marko :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:33pm
A tie is as bad as a loss for Green Bay. They have to win to get in. If they lose or tie, then the Giants are in with a win. If the Giants lose/tie, then Tampay Bay is in.
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by tuluse :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:43pm
Thanks to both of you.
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by andrew :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:38pm
I think most of the people saying the Packers are out are pulling for them and hoping to reverse-jinx them to victory.
And sure enough, they are now up 10-3.
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by andrew :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:42pm
I hate when the Red Zone Channel goes into "split box" mode. Fortunately it is usually brief.
they go from showing 1 game in 100% of my screen to 1 game in 20%, another game in another 20%, and wasting 60% of my screen.
Even if they have to show two games, surely you could make one of them bigger to better use some of that screen real estate...
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by tuluse :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:53pm
5 minutes left in the Bears game. With the offensive line playing like the Bears offensive line, I think I'd like to see Cutler sat down here. Free Caleb Hanie!
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by Marko :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:54pm
So if the Bears offense comes to life and scored a TD, do they go for 2 and the lead? I would rather have them go for 2 (and risk losing if they fail) than have to go to overtime.
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by Pilkington (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:54pm
Good thing the Bears have a bye - Cutler's gonna need it after the beating he's taking.
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by JonFrum :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:56pm
I'd like to hear from the guy who said 2-3 weeks ago that Tom Brady's interception output would "revert to the mean."
Here's a clue: in small sample sizes, the mean can vary from sample period to sample period. Knowing the jargon doesn't mean you understand the subject.
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by otbricki22 (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 9:07pm
He means it should revert to the population mean, not the sample mean.
Get my meaning?
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by B :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 9:25pm
You mean that Brady's interception percentage going forward should be expected to be closer to the 2.2% of his career average than the .8% he has had for the season (Numbers provided by pro-football-reference.com week 17 not included in percentages, I think)
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by JonFrum :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 10:09pm
The season is over. The results are in. The comment was, to paraphrase "He hasn't thrown an interception for weeks, so he has to start throwing them - 'revert to the mean says so.'
If he meant "some time in his career," the statement would be trivial, and would make no sense to say. Reversion to the mean is not a physical law, like the second law of thermodynamics. The statement makes unstated assumptions. If the assumptions don't hold, the statement is nonsense. 'Reversion to the mean' does not act like the Hand of God and cause the universe to come into balance.
In 2007, Brady had 50 TDs. That was above 'the mean.' 'Reversion to the mean' didn't stop him from throwing touchdowns in his last few games.
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by The Ninjalectual :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 1:24am
'Reversion to the mean'
"REGRESSION TOWARD THE MEAN." By saying it wrong, it implies that you don't understand the concept.
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by RickD :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 12:25am
I understand your meaning, but why would you want to model Brady's passing as a simple binomial test? That's clearly an inadequate model. You need a mixed model of some type, which allows for a possibility of a player moving from playing close to an average level to playing at an exceptional level.
Brady has clearly been playing at a higher level.
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by Danish Denver-Fan :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:58pm
The Bears haven't scored a TD since last year!
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 7:59pm
LOL!
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 8:03pm
Cutler, really dumb throw there. Waste of timeout.
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by Eddo :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 8:31pm
I'm not sure it was a terribly dumb throw, since he needed to avoid the sack first and foremost, and it was no risk of interception, but Forte could have made a much-more heads-up play and knocked it down instead of catching it.
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by FireOmarTomlin :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 8:06pm
Colts try to fumble their way into a meeting with the Ravens.
Titans return the ball.
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by Danish Denver-Fan :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 8:06pm
Let your QB get sacked 6 times, to let him come up short with the game on the line.
20/20, I know.
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by Arkaein :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 8:07pm
Not pretty, but GB got it done. And unlike most of the pregame sports yaks thought they did it without any gifts from Lovie or the Bears.
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by Drunkmonkey :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 8:41pm
I still can't believe NOBODY on TV thought the Bears would play all their starters the whole game, so long as it was close, because THEY HATE THE PACKERS! I mean, I know that you have the #2 seed wrapped up, and that you're gaining absolutely nothing by winning this game, aside from keeping your most hated rival out of the playoffs! I mean, does nobody think that means anything to them? Seriously? Lovie Smith himself said at his introductory press conference that he was there to win the Super Bowl and beat the Packers.
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by tuluse :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 8:43pm
He rested his starters against the Packers in 2006, so honestly I'm surprised.
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by Drunkmonkey :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 9:02pm
I can't say for 100% certainty, but I don't think the situation is quite the same. Like I didn't think it was so simple for the Packers to make the playoffs. I know that making the playoffs, especially with a first round bye, is really good in the eyes of the owners, but it doesn't hurt to take down your most hated rival in their place to keep them from the playoffs. Just saying, it probably meant a lot to the owners and Lovie to beat the Packers today.
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by dbt :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 9:13pm
It sure looked like the OL and Johnny Knox took the game off, that's for sure.
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by akn (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 9:26pm
Martz took the game off: 20/39 run/pass ratio when Forte was over 6 ypc.
Looked like Cutler was trying too hard to get Knox to 1000 yards.
Cutler has to learn to throw the ball away instead of taking coverage sacks.
Nothing fancy on the play calls--Bears may have been trying to keep any newly installed plays from scouts.
O-line was indeed bad, and Manu missed a few key blitz pickups.
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by Marko :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 10:49pm
He rested the starters against Minnesota in 2005, but he didn't against the Packers in 2006. Although in 2006 Rex played like he was resting. After the game, he talked about he wasn't really focused on the game because it was New Year's Eve. I guess he had some big plans for later that evening.
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by tuluse :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 11:01pm
The starters only played a half in 2006. Maybe not even a whole half for some of them.
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by Marko :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 11:34pm
I'll take your word for it, because I don't remember all of the details. But I don't consider that resting the starters. To me, "resting" means that key players are inactive.
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by SFC B (not verified) :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 9:07pm
I just find it hard to believe that the teams, and particularly the players, get as incredibly worked up about rivalry games as the fans do.
Most of the players aren't from the cities in which they play so it's not like they grew up hating Hated Team(s) In Our Division. Some of them probably have friends or college teammates on the Hated Team(s) In Our Division. They also probably realize that there is a not insignificant chance that, at a point in the not-too-distant future, they might be playing for Hated Team(s) In Our Division.
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by B :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 8:13pm
So, unless Atlanta sneaks in front of them after their performance against Carolina, the top two NFC teams by DVOA will be playing each other next week (GB at Philly) Should be a heck of a game.
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by Eddo :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 8:32pm
The Falcons might; the Packers' offense sure looked pretty awful all game, which might cancel out the defensive effort enough for Atlanta to pull ahead.
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by andrew :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 9:33pm
If Whitehurst had lead Ruvell that would have been a TD. 61 yards, but he had to wait several seconds for the ball to get there.
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by morganja :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 9:47pm
Did anyone see a PI before the touchdown?
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by Anonymouscowherd (not verified) :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 12:36am
Nope, but I'm pretty sure someone roughed Brady.
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by B :: Sun, 01/02/2011 - 10:00pm
I'm not big on my Green Bay history, but David Whitehurst was terrible, right?
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by Jay Z (not verified) :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 12:03am
Whitehurst had a few things going for him. He only played because Dickey was hurt. He came at a low cost. They had a winning record one year with him as QB. He was kind of scrappy. He played just a couple of years after disasters like Jerry Tagge, Jim Del Gaizo, and the Hadl trade fiasco.
That being said, his abilities were limited.
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by The Ninjalectual :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 12:44am
What a stupid game (if you were rooting for the Rams). The refs kept making worse and worse calls against the Rams, and the Rams just sort of accepted it quietly, not challenging or complaining or anything. They still had chances to win and blew them, but the atrocious refereeing didn't help.
Now the Seahawks are even for the bad calls that went against them in the Super Bowl a few years back.
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by andrew :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 12:47am
How exactly do you get a delay of game while trying to rush a play before it can be reviewed?
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by Jon Silverberg (not verified) :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 1:14am
+1
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by The Ninjalectual :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 1:27am
I had the same thought. Maybe Bradford was really looking forward to playing on his new ping-pong table.
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by John (not verified) :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 12:55am
7-9! 7-9! History made, and we were there.
Sorta. I was reading a book in Indy and not watching/listening, but still.
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by miqewalsh :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 1:31am
Looking at the shot of Paul Allen glumly watching his team "win", he reminded me of Max Bialystock at the premiere:
We had the wrong coach! We had the wrong quarterback! We had the wrong playbook! Where did we go right?
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by Jerry :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 2:25am
They let Denver hire McDaniels?
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by Athelas :: Mon, 01/03/2011 - 7:53am
+1
(Still can't believe there's a losing record division winner)
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Let's go, Rams!
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If they can beat the Saints next week, they can run the table.
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If they get five wins in a row they are the super bowl champions.
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If Sam Bradford were 600 feet tall, he could do pull-ups on the Gateway Arch!
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No. For them to run the table they have to beat the Saints (their easiest match-up in the play-offs) next week. Then they'll get killed in Atlanta.
- Alvaro
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"Run the table": You keep using that [phrase]. I do not think it means what you think it means what you think it means.
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If they win tonight and then beat the Saints, they might not play Atlanta. They'll only play Atlanta if the Eagles win their game against the #6 seed. I wouldn't be surprised if the Eagles lose if they end up playing the Packers. In that case, the Packers would play Atlanta, and the Rams would get to freeze in Chicago.
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32 possible NFC Scenarios:
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1025/2010playoffs.png
64 possible AFC scenarios:
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7240/2010afc.png
note: the noon games are the leftmost for simplified scratching purposes.
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This is very helpfull, thanks a bunch!
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Yes, this is awesome!
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I chopped the charts down based on the early game results. They are much simpler now, with 4 scenarios left for the AFC and 4 for the NFC.
http://fuckitimgoingdeep.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/lategameplayoffscenari...
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I'm most interested in the Chicago-Green Bay game. Will Chicago really play hard just to knock the Packers out of the playoffs?
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Yes. Yes a thousand times. But only because Brett Favre told Julius Peppers to do it.
puicks
Raiders 38, zchiefs 17
Jets 20, Biles 16
Steelers 24, browns 12
Eagles 24, cowbys 13
Patriots 24, dophisn 17
Lions 24, Vikigns 20
Falcons 31, Panthers 10
Packers 34, beras 13
Ravens 22, bengals 17
Giants 28, Resdkins 20
Saints 23, Bucs 19
Broncos 23, chahregsr 17 (Raiders fiish in 2nd place)
49ers 27, cardainals 13
texams 31, jguras 27
cotls 27, titans 24
Seahawkd 20, ramms 17
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I want to get a zchiefs jersey
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Well I want a chahregsr or jguras jersey!
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13-3 record
not bad , will take that
here s to 2011 seaosn . Raiders goign to take AFC Wrs. alreayd proved better team than KC Cjiefs. Now goal is to win divison. 6-0 in divison games very psoissible again for 2011, just neend to win other games. Will. Have gerat chance to go 7-1 on road. Only at GB packlers is tough. Home slate tougher- pates,jets,b eras, loins. Loins impriving team. Wasnt bad pick when them doing good things 2010. lost several close games.
rmanling now. Forgot what also had planned originally. Will have to go to bed now No NFl tomorrow ngiht. Got collage gamme instead. Stanford vs Viginia Touch. Remeber hwne they used to be called Gobblers too? bets name ever maybe. Also Hokies at time but not only Hokies name used.
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Better watch it, Raiderjoe. A Virginia Touch got me arrested once.
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l;ol meant Tech but wa thinking touch
had a little too nuch to drink in celebration of Raiders win anbd Chiefs falling to 4 seed where will get beat bad by Ravens
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If any Bears starters get hurt in this meaningless game, I will... um.... be upset?
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According to gratif1's image the Bears can get the 1st seed if they win and Atlanta and the Saints lose.
I doubt Lovie plays important starters more than a half.
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Panther football. Clicked over to watch the Falcons/Panthers game. The Falcons just scored and the Panthers fumble the kickoff return. Panthers did recover, though.
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At least this season ends today!
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And James Anderson causes a fumble as Turner's in the red zone, at the 5, with CJ Wilson recovering! The Cardiac Cats live again! ...probably for five seconds.
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And we promptly give up a 55 yard punt return for a td. 14-0, Atlanta, and we haven't seen the 2nd quarter yet. Let's Go Draft!
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And Jimmy Clausen is 2-5 for -1 yard. We have one yard of offense.
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It's Kyle Boller time for the Raiders.
And Zach Miller's leg just bent in ways it shouldn't, yet he walked off.
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Colt McCoy has had pass after pass go through his receiver's hands. One got picked off, one went to another brown, one would have been a touchdown...
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Adrian Peterson had a 10 yard run on the firs series. His other five carries have netted -3 yards.
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So, Brady is still playing for the Patriots, but Tyler Thigpen is now the QB for the Dolphins.
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Pittsburgh has third and goal from the one. The announcer predicts that they'll go for it, as they are bringing in their big guys. His bold prediction that they will not kick a field goal on third down turns out to be true.
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After an interception, they follow it up with this gem. "I wouldn't be surprised if they don't challenge it. They have nothing to lose by not challenging it."
First of all, let me go to the whiteboard to diagram that sentence. Wow, it actually turns out to be consistent. But it was the opposite of what you meant.
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Maybe it's a former CFL announcer?
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It feels like the Raiders already have 30 sacks today. I would not blame Cassel for taking a Jim Everett-like phantom sack.
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Henne back in with 13 seconds left in the half. I guess Thigpen doesn't know the 15 second offense.
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Glad to see the mistake on the lake getting buried. Nice showing so far by the Omars.
Expected them to play down to the Browns
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Nice touchdown on a trick play, Steelers... (hand off to Randle-El who throws for TD), but did you need to bust it out in a game that was far out of reach? Might that not better serve you when it matters?
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What the hell is wrong with CBS? PIT at CLE just got preempted by OAK at KC. You do not switch a game off in the middle.
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35 point game vs 7 point game. Seems logical. Probably lots of people were screaming at TVs saying what was wrong with CBS for staying with this blowout while another game was close.
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No, you don't advertise one game and then air another instead. I stayed home to watch the Steelers at Browns because it was on CBS at home. If I had known they would make such a moronic decision, I would have gone to a sports bar to watch.
People plan ahead how they are going to watch these games. You cannot advertise one game then show another. People weren't screaming at their TVs to change to the other game. People watching that game were watching it because they wanted to. If they wanted to see Raiders - Chiefs, they would have put on the Raiders Chiefs game.
Next up, a cut to Heidi instead of the final two minutes.
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This is nothing new, they've been doing it for decades. I'll wager they have a disclaimer in anything official they advertised.
But it boils down to this. They estimate ratings numbers they get by staying with a blowout that only diehards and fantasy football people care about vs. ratings numbers by making the switch. Their job is to make the right choice for their TV station. They are taking into account the irate fans who were glued to the other game when they do this.
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That's nonsense. You don't gain viewership by proving that you cannot be trusted to air what you have said you would air. So now in the future, prospective viewers of the game have to consider whether CBS will actually be showing that game. Many will find their football elsewhere. If the decision is based on expected single game ratings numbers like you suggest, it's remarkably short-sighted, and someone needs to have his career reconsidered.
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Rereading that it may come across that I was calling your statement nonsense. I do not wish to convey that; ad-hominem bad. It may very well be true. I'm saying that if you are right, the decision would be nonsensical.
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Except you might gain viewership if you estimate that the number of casual fans (or hardcore, non-team specific fans) who would appreciate a station switching to the best game currently showing outnumbers the number of fans that will get annoyed at the game switching from advertised. NOt saying that's true, but it's possilbe it's true, and CBS obviously thinks so.
Also, CBS might be feeling the pressure to switch to the best available game because of RZC.
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Where else are fans going to go? It's not like there are alternative stations that carry the same games.
You just need to face the fact that you are in a minority: a fan of a team outside of that team's viewing region. I for one said "Hallelujah" when CBS switched away from that game, all I cared about was seeing a competitive game.
EDIT: and in case you think I like that fact, know that I just swore loudly and and repeatedly at my TV as FOX went to commercial just before a 3rd down play in the GB-CHI game, missing that play, the punt, and carrying the commercials all the way through the end of the 1st quarter (after the punt).
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That must have been an issue with your local FOX station, as my FOX station showed all of that action. You missed a sack of Cutler and a punt into the end zone.
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Why not? Pitt/Cle is over. Oak at KC is still being decided, with the #3 seed at stake for KC.
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It's not over. It's still 13:50 to go in the 4th quarter, and when they switched the 4th hadn't even started.
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It is really your fault for not knowing or expecting that the game would be prempted if it was a blowout. It is a common occurrence in 1 sided games and many had to know going in to the game that a Pitt blowout was hardly an unexpected result.
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Heh, quite right.
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It's over in that the result is determined at this point.
They won't switch over in the Pitt and Cleveland areas, but in other areas they assume the number of diehard Pittsburgh fans is a small proportion of the population (and most Cleveland fans are likely thankful for small favors).
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In State College, PA, they're sticking with PIT-CLE to the bitter end. I do remember frustrating mid-game switches watching the Steelers in Ohio, though.
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You didn't miss anything. Jonathan Dwyer's debut wasn't memorable.
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Thats why you just buy Sunday Ticket and watch it.
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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We really love Sunday Ticket--we now set up 2 TVs--1 on a main game and 1 on the RZC.
So we just saw Tenn score to tie up Indy and Aaron Rodgers get picked off at the same time!
Nirvana.
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4th and 1, Bucs go for it from around the 20. Fake hand off, Saints have 2 guys coming clean at Freeman. Mike Williams is not open, forhe is blanketed perfectly by a corner who is not fooled. Freeman with no where to go throws it up for grabs into the end zone... and Williams somehow grabs it for a touchdown.
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Is anyone else watching this complete BS officiating in the Atlanta Carolina game? Absolutely amazing.
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No, what happened?
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Carolina got flagged for a late hit on Brady, probably.
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Hilarious, but true.
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LOL.
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raiderjoe's prediction for OAK@KC is looking pretty good right now.
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He was dead on for the Atlanta-Carolina game.
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I'm pretty sure I saw RJ at a casino with Tom Cruise.
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There is an annoying tiny patch of sunlight right where the ball is in KC.
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Noticed that myself; I thought CBS was experimenting with a glowing ball a la the glowing puck in the NHL.
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Come on New England, score another touchdown. You know you want to pass the 2004 Colts. (A TD and a 2 pt conversion ties them with the 1999 Rams.)
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Ravens can't close out game, now Bengals have a chance to win... and sink my fantasy team... but Palmer throws it over the head of a wide open receiver from the 2.
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Fantasy should be over by week 17...
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that throw by Palmer was perfect. LOL.
bengals mouthed off WAYYYY too much in the offseason.
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So, with Oakland beating KC, they're 6-0 against the AFC West, and 2-8 vs the rest of the NFL.
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But you can't call 'em losers anymore.
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And those two wins came against the NFC.
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not just the nfc, but the nfc west.
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Why are Pam Oliver and Joe Buck talking about the fact that Green Bay will not be showing the Giants score so the Packers will remain focused? That game is now completely irrelevant to the Packers because Tampa Bay won. If the Packers win, they are in. If they lose, they are out.
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edit* nevermind, just re-read what you said. read it wrong the 1st time.
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I said the same thing to my buddy.
Gives a whole new meaning to pointless interviews.
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Why does Joe Buck say anything? He and Aikman make up the worst booth in NFL broadcast history.
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I've mentioned a few times this year that DeAngelo Hall's tackling has been much better this year, but even I never expected to see what I just saw. In one move, Hall took out both the lead blocker (Bear Pascoe) AND Ahmad Bradshaw in the backfield!
Also, Rich Seubert dislocated his kneecap. Yuck.
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I missed the Hall play. Considering his lack of coverage skills, perhaps Hall would be better as a free safety. He and Landry could be a dominant duo!
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Hall is pretty good in coverage, but he still gambles too much. This year his gambles paid off (/ resulted in fewer burns) than it generally has previously, but his main issue is still one of judgment, not physical ability or (to my knowledge) technique.
I would be terrified of having him play deep safety. As a corner, there's usually supposed to be someone behind you when you gamble and screw up; as a deep safety, you're the guy who's supposed to be in good position when your teammate gambles and screws up. Something tells me that lining up in the middle of the field wouldn't curtail Hall's addiction (anyone know of any Gamblers' Anonymous groups in the DC area?), so Hall at FS could spell disaster for a pass defense.
Also, while Hall's tackling has improved dramatically -- to the point where I'm starting to think that his rep is becoming pretty unfair -- he's still nowhere near the level of Ronde Barber, Antoine Winfield, Terrell Thomas, etc.
As for that particular play, it was a good play by Hall, but also a bad one by Bradshaw. Hall got very, very low and was able to get under the lead blocker, basically taking his legs out and stopping him on the spot. Bradshaw was following too closely and ran straight into the the newly-formed Hall / Pascoe pile, and went down quickly.
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They need to start shocking Eli Manning every time he throws high across the middle on a crossing route.
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Yes. Do it. I just want to see him getting shocked.
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They need to start shocking Eli Manning every time he throws high across the middle on a crossing route.
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According to the NFL, Colorado Springs is part of Denver. We are forced to watch the boring and meaningless Broncos game despite meaningful playoff games being played elsewhere. I am really sick of these TV rules.
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Too bad they don't have something in place that lets you choose which game(s) you watch.
Oh wait, they do.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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Not everyone has DIRECTV availability, let alone the money to afford it.
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Don't feed the troll...
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Right, because your comment really contributed to the discussion... pot kettle ?
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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Take it down a notch.
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I have it, and Raiders games are still blacked out all of the time based on
where I live. Do other people who have it get games that are blacked out
on the local feed?
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Blackout games are still shown on the GameMix+ screen.
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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Yes, what he said and you also see the important plays on the RZC.
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They now sell ST to non-subscribers online.
The $ issue is nonsense. I'd like to be at all the Steeler games in person, but I can't afford the travel, the ticket cost, etc. So I live with what I can afford-- ST
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That's great that you can afford it, but not everyone can. It's not "nonsense".
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Right, everything we want in life should be free.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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Who said that? The point is that it's not free, and therefore not everyone can afford it. You're blindly advising people to buy Sunday Ticket without knowing their means. Right after you yourself admit you can't afford to go to games.
I have season tickets. You should buy them, too. Then you'd get to see every game in person.
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You need to go back, and re-read the OP I responded to.
1. "this free product I am given sucks. I hate the rules that control it."
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You just dismissed the possibility that someone might not have the money required to satiate his/her football viewing preferences, then stated you don't have the money to view games the way you'd like in the very next sentence.
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*but* I'm not the one CRYING about what I can't/don't have.... I'm quite content with getting the best alternative I can afford.
OP said he didn't like what is offered. all I said is there are alternatives offered.
the NFL offers live viewing
the NFL offers pay TV viewing
the NFL offers free TV viewing
Beggars can't be choosers.
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Yep, I'm sure Ninjalectual now needs a new keyboard because his current one is now drenched in the tears that poured from his ducts as he sobbingly typed the original post.
Or, maybe he pointed out a fairly straightforward and possibly low-cost improvement in a product that he does pay for, by providing the network with the basis it needs for being able to sell ad time. I actually happen to disagree somewhat with his view, but his complaint certainly wasn't outlandish.
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*cries*
I should have added in the OP that Colorado Springs gets the worst of all worlds: we are forced to watch the Broncos by rule every single week, but when the Broncos played in the "NFL Network only" Thanksgiving game a couple years ago, it was broadcast in Denver but NOT in Colorado Springs. How is that fair?
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It could be worse. In Toledo, we are treated to all the Lions and Browns games...
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I'm pretty sure if you really looked, you could probably find all the games streamed online. And RedZone Channel. Not that I would know.
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Yes but streaming games online is inconsistent, as channels tend to get shut down, and you have to scramble to find another channel...
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Last play of the half, colts/titans. 61 yard FG attempt, short and wide. Bethea catches it, runs it back, breaks into the clear. He had no one to beat. But he ran out of gas around the 10 and was caught by a tight end. A penalty wipes it out anyway, but still... you'd think adrenaline would get him there...
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30 Minutes Left in GB's Season. Their receivers can't catch, they can't run the ball, McCarthy is a terrible coach, and GB loses every single close game.
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GB killing themselves with mistakes. 3 drops that all would have lead to 1st downs, a holding penalty wiping out a huge gain, a false start, and a fumble.
I swear, it almost seems like NFC teams don't want to go to the playoffs this year, other than TB. Nearly every team with something big on the line has blown a game in the past few weeks.
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"...other than TB. Nearly every team with something big on the line has blown a game in the past few weeks."
The Buc's blew it against Detroit. I concede that the ref's blew a call and gave Detroit the opportunity but the Buc's let Detroit hang around.
Tampa can overcome the Redskins getting five downs, but apparently not having TD's taken away.
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And really, it's only fair that a blown call should help Detroit for once.
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The Redskins DID NOT get five downs. Tampa overcame the Redskins missing an extra point at the end of a 1-point game.
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Beautiful pick by Tilmann. GB offense is choking this game away.
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Agreed. I'm not sure how Pereira can say with certainty the ball hit the ground. It looked like Tillman had his hands underneath the whole time.
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That was obvious that the ball hit the ground. Not only should it have been overturned, but it also unjustly cost the Packers a timeout. That is crap.
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Does that make you feel better?
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Yeah, a little bit.
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Obvious? I disagree. There is a good chance his hand was underneath it the whole time.
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As did the ref, as he said the ruling on the field stands, not the ruling on the field is confirmed. Means the cameras couldn't give a solid ruling one way or the other, and as a Packer fan, I have to agree. It probably hit the ground, but we never saw it hit the ground.
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This Indy-Tenn game is fun--I didn't expect it.
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The refs in the Chicago-Greenbay game are doing a terrible job with defensive backfield penalties. I've counted two blatant PIs going uncalled (one on each team), and one illegal contact (seriously blatant, there was contact throughout the route).
What happens to the playoffs if Chicago-GB is a tie?
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Packers are out. Tampa Bay already won, and has 10 wins.
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A tie is as bad as a loss for Green Bay. They have to win to get in. If they lose or tie, then the Giants are in with a win. If the Giants lose/tie, then Tampay Bay is in.
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Thanks to both of you.
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I think most of the people saying the Packers are out are pulling for them and hoping to reverse-jinx them to victory.
And sure enough, they are now up 10-3.
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I hate when the Red Zone Channel goes into "split box" mode. Fortunately it is usually brief.
they go from showing 1 game in 100% of my screen to 1 game in 20%, another game in another 20%, and wasting 60% of my screen.
Even if they have to show two games, surely you could make one of them bigger to better use some of that screen real estate...
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5 minutes left in the Bears game. With the offensive line playing like the Bears offensive line, I think I'd like to see Cutler sat down here. Free Caleb Hanie!
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So if the Bears offense comes to life and scored a TD, do they go for 2 and the lead? I would rather have them go for 2 (and risk losing if they fail) than have to go to overtime.
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Good thing the Bears have a bye - Cutler's gonna need it after the beating he's taking.
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I'd like to hear from the guy who said 2-3 weeks ago that Tom Brady's interception output would "revert to the mean."
Here's a clue: in small sample sizes, the mean can vary from sample period to sample period. Knowing the jargon doesn't mean you understand the subject.
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He means it should revert to the population mean, not the sample mean.
Get my meaning?
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You mean that Brady's interception percentage going forward should be expected to be closer to the 2.2% of his career average than the .8% he has had for the season (Numbers provided by pro-football-reference.com week 17 not included in percentages, I think)
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The season is over. The results are in. The comment was, to paraphrase "He hasn't thrown an interception for weeks, so he has to start throwing them - 'revert to the mean says so.'
If he meant "some time in his career," the statement would be trivial, and would make no sense to say. Reversion to the mean is not a physical law, like the second law of thermodynamics. The statement makes unstated assumptions. If the assumptions don't hold, the statement is nonsense. 'Reversion to the mean' does not act like the Hand of God and cause the universe to come into balance.
In 2007, Brady had 50 TDs. That was above 'the mean.' 'Reversion to the mean' didn't stop him from throwing touchdowns in his last few games.
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'Reversion to the mean'
"REGRESSION TOWARD THE MEAN." By saying it wrong, it implies that you don't understand the concept.
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I understand your meaning, but why would you want to model Brady's passing as a simple binomial test? That's clearly an inadequate model. You need a mixed model of some type, which allows for a possibility of a player moving from playing close to an average level to playing at an exceptional level.
Brady has clearly been playing at a higher level.
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The Bears haven't scored a TD since last year!
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LOL!
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Cutler, really dumb throw there. Waste of timeout.
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I'm not sure it was a terribly dumb throw, since he needed to avoid the sack first and foremost, and it was no risk of interception, but Forte could have made a much-more heads-up play and knocked it down instead of catching it.
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Colts try to fumble their way into a meeting with the Ravens.
Titans return the ball.
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Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure.
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Let your QB get sacked 6 times, to let him come up short with the game on the line.
20/20, I know.
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Not pretty, but GB got it done. And unlike most of the pregame sports yaks thought they did it without any gifts from Lovie or the Bears.
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I still can't believe NOBODY on TV thought the Bears would play all their starters the whole game, so long as it was close, because THEY HATE THE PACKERS! I mean, I know that you have the #2 seed wrapped up, and that you're gaining absolutely nothing by winning this game, aside from keeping your most hated rival out of the playoffs! I mean, does nobody think that means anything to them? Seriously? Lovie Smith himself said at his introductory press conference that he was there to win the Super Bowl and beat the Packers.
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He rested his starters against the Packers in 2006, so honestly I'm surprised.
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I can't say for 100% certainty, but I don't think the situation is quite the same. Like I didn't think it was so simple for the Packers to make the playoffs. I know that making the playoffs, especially with a first round bye, is really good in the eyes of the owners, but it doesn't hurt to take down your most hated rival in their place to keep them from the playoffs. Just saying, it probably meant a lot to the owners and Lovie to beat the Packers today.
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It sure looked like the OL and Johnny Knox took the game off, that's for sure.
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Martz took the game off: 20/39 run/pass ratio when Forte was over 6 ypc.
Looked like Cutler was trying too hard to get Knox to 1000 yards.
Cutler has to learn to throw the ball away instead of taking coverage sacks.
Nothing fancy on the play calls--Bears may have been trying to keep any newly installed plays from scouts.
O-line was indeed bad, and Manu missed a few key blitz pickups.
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He rested the starters against Minnesota in 2005, but he didn't against the Packers in 2006. Although in 2006 Rex played like he was resting. After the game, he talked about he wasn't really focused on the game because it was New Year's Eve. I guess he had some big plans for later that evening.
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The starters only played a half in 2006. Maybe not even a whole half for some of them.
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I'll take your word for it, because I don't remember all of the details. But I don't consider that resting the starters. To me, "resting" means that key players are inactive.
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I just find it hard to believe that the teams, and particularly the players, get as incredibly worked up about rivalry games as the fans do.
Most of the players aren't from the cities in which they play so it's not like they grew up hating Hated Team(s) In Our Division. Some of them probably have friends or college teammates on the Hated Team(s) In Our Division. They also probably realize that there is a not insignificant chance that, at a point in the not-too-distant future, they might be playing for Hated Team(s) In Our Division.
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So, unless Atlanta sneaks in front of them after their performance against Carolina, the top two NFC teams by DVOA will be playing each other next week (GB at Philly) Should be a heck of a game.
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The Falcons might; the Packers' offense sure looked pretty awful all game, which might cancel out the defensive effort enough for Atlanta to pull ahead.
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If Whitehurst had lead Ruvell that would have been a TD. 61 yards, but he had to wait several seconds for the ball to get there.
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Did anyone see a PI before the touchdown?
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Nope, but I'm pretty sure someone roughed Brady.
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I'm not big on my Green Bay history, but David Whitehurst was terrible, right?
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Whitehurst had a few things going for him. He only played because Dickey was hurt. He came at a low cost. They had a winning record one year with him as QB. He was kind of scrappy. He played just a couple of years after disasters like Jerry Tagge, Jim Del Gaizo, and the Hadl trade fiasco.
That being said, his abilities were limited.
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What a stupid game (if you were rooting for the Rams). The refs kept making worse and worse calls against the Rams, and the Rams just sort of accepted it quietly, not challenging or complaining or anything. They still had chances to win and blew them, but the atrocious refereeing didn't help.
Now the Seahawks are even for the bad calls that went against them in the Super Bowl a few years back.
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How exactly do you get a delay of game while trying to rush a play before it can be reviewed?
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+1
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I had the same thought. Maybe Bradford was really looking forward to playing on his new ping-pong table.
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7-9! 7-9! History made, and we were there.
Sorta. I was reading a book in Indy and not watching/listening, but still.
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Looking at the shot of Paul Allen glumly watching his team "win", he reminded me of Max Bialystock at the premiere:
We had the wrong coach! We had the wrong quarterback! We had the wrong playbook! Where did we go right?
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They let Denver hire McDaniels?
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+1
(Still can't believe there's a losing record division winner)